# Stemulator vs ChordPond

The clearest difference is price: Stemulator at Free against ChordPond's $3.99. Stemulator also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 67%) and device support (4 vs 2). ChordPond's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Stemulator is free to download; ChordPond costs $3.99 up front. Stemulator sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ChordPond asks for nothing beyond the download.

ChordPond holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 94% of Stemulator's written reviews are positive against 67% of ChordPond's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Stemulator ships an update every 9 days, ChordPond weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Stemulator | ChordPond |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $3.99 |
| Rating | [4.7 (14 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stemulator/id6757211000/reviews) | **[4.9 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chordpond/id6769392239/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **14** | 7 |
| Positive reviews | **94.4% of reviews** | 66.7% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | **#179** |
| Size | 60 MB | 48 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Stemulator LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1865353381) | [Steffen Mølgaard Larsen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1860980002) |

## What reviewers say

### Stemulator

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stemulator/id6757211000)

This app uses advanced audio separation models to extract individual elements from any song with studio-quality precision. It offers modes for producers to download stems and for musicians to play along with real-time mixing and chord mapping.

**Highlights:** Extract up to 18 stems per track, Producers Mode for stem downloads, Musicians Mode for real-time mixing, Generate MIDI chord maps, Real-time chord mapping and waterfall MIDI piano, Supports major audio formats for import and export

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (8)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Professional | $4.99 | per month |
| Studio | $9.99 | per month |
| Audiophile | $19.99 | per month |
| Production | $29.99 | per month |
| Professional (Annual) | $39.00 | per year |
| Studio (Annual) | $79.00 | per year |
| Audiophile (Annual) | $149.00 | per year |
| Production (Annual) | $249.00 | per year |


### ChordPond

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chordpond/id6769392239)

**Currently charting:** #179 Top Paid · Music (US App Store)

This music creation tool lets you visualize chord progressions as paths on a canvas. Connect chord tiles, experiment with various modes, and instantly hear your compositions through a built-in synth or by routing MIDI to other instruments and DAWs.

**Highlights:** Visual chord tiles on a freeform canvas, Built-in AUv3 Synth, Load and play AUv3 instruments, Scale-aware chords and inversions, Chord modes (Hold, Stutter, Arp, etc.), Scene Automation for song arrangements, MIDI export and Ableton Link sync

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Stemulator free?

Stemulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is ChordPond free?

ChordPond costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Stemulator or ChordPond?

ChordPond is rated higher. Stemulator averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while ChordPond averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.

### Do Stemulator or ChordPond have ads?

Neither Stemulator nor ChordPond shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Stemulator or ChordPond?

Stemulator ships an update every 9 days, and ChordPond weekly. Most recently, Stemulator was updated on October 17, 2026 and ChordPond on October 2, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*